Washing device



0. P. GREENSTREET.

WASHING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. 1920.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

0 P6765726 fre OLIVER P. GREENSTREET, OF QUAPAW, OKLAIEOMA.

WASHING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Jan. 4:, 1921.

Application filed March 27, 1920. Serial No. 369,258.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, OLIVER P. GREEN- srnnm, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Quapaw, in the county of Ottawa and State ofOklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WashingDevices, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in washing devices, andit is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved deviceof this general. character which is adapted to be placed within aclothes boiler or other container and which is so constructed to preventa constant boiling of dirt and sediment into or through the clothes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel and improveddevice of this general character which operates to deliver boiling waterdown upon the clothing and wherein means are provided to collect thedirt or sediment which may be accumulated during a washing operation.

Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to provide a novel andimproved device of this character which comprises a member, adapted tosubstantially snugly fit within the lower or bottom portion of a boileror other container, having its ends rolled and its side marginalportions provided with open tubes, said rolled ends operating to deflectthe dirt or sediment into the tubes, together with means carried by themember for delivering boiling water down upon the clothes arrangedwithin the boiler or other receptacle and above the member.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved devicewherebv certain important advantages are attained and the devicerendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accom panyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view partly in longitudinal vertical section and partlv inelevation, illustrating a washing device constructed in accordance withan embodiment of my invention and in applied position;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1;and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken through a sidemarginal portion of the device and illustrating in detail a collectingtube.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, B denotes a boiler orcontainer of requisite dimensions and configuration and in which myimproved device is adapted to be inserted.

In the present embodiment of the invention, my improved washing devicecomprises an elongated member M adapted to substantially snugly fitwithin the lower portion of the container B and having its side marginalportions upwardly and inwardly rolled to provide the tubes 1. The freemarginal portion of the rolled portion producing the tubes 1 is slightlyspaced from the upper surface of the member M proper wherein each ofsaid tubes is provided with a restricted entrance slot 2 extending theentire length thereof. The end marginal portions of the member M arealso rolled upwardly and inwardly to provide deflecting aprons orflanges 3 for a purpose which will hereinafter be more particularlyreferred to.

While the member M fits substantially snugly within the lower portion ofthe container B, it is to be understood that there is sufficient spacebetween the marginal portions of said member M and the adjacent wall ofthe container to permit flow of fluid from above the member M to thechamber therebelow when the liquid level is above the tubes 1.

The member M in cross section is substantially in the form of aninverted U with the ridge a at substantially the transverse center ofthe member.

Depending from the central portion of the member M adjacent the oppositeends thereof are the inverted funnels 4 having their lower or open endsterminatinginwardly of the side or longitudinal margins of the member M,the lower margin of each of the funnels being notched or recessed tofacilitate the entrance of liquid within the funnel. Extending upwardlyfrom each end portion of the member M at the transverse center thereofand in communication with a funnel 4 is a tube 5 Suitably coupled withthe upper end portion of the tube 5 is an elbow 6 having a branchthereof substan tially at right angles to the tube 5. Coupled to thehorizontal branch of the elbow 6 is a tube 7 having its inner wall orthe wall thereof opposed to the member M provided with a series oflongitudinally spaced perforations or openings 8.

One of the tubes 7 is slightly less in diam eter than the second tube sothat when said tubes 7 are in alinement, the inner or opposed endportions may readily telescope so that the same will be substantially incontinuity.

In practice, the member M and the parts carried thereby are inserted inthe boiler or other receptacle B with the tubes 7 in separated relationand, in practice, I find it of especial advantage to have the centralportion of the member M spaced about three inches from the bottom of theboiler or receptacle B. After the clothes have been applied within theboiler or receptacle B, the tubes 7 are swung inwardly and with theirinner end portions telescopically engaged. It is also to be understoodthat a requisite amount of liquid is applied within the boiler orreceptacle B and which liquid is preferably a saponified solutionobtained by either dissolving soap in water or adding washing powder, orboth. The liquid within the container B is then caused to boil,resulting in the liquid being carried up through the tubes 5 and throughthe tubes 7 above the clothes. Said liquid percolates through theperforations or openings and falls over the clothes. By this means, thedirt or sediment, during a washing operation, does not return to theboiling water below the member M but is collected within the tubes 1,hereinbefore referred to, and which dirt or other sediment is directedinto said tubes by the rolled end of the flanges The slots 2 permit thedirt or other sediment to readily enter within the tubes 1 and saidtubes are of such a character to prevent the collected dirt or sediment,during a washing or boiling operation, to pass outward there through.

To remove the collected dirt and sediment after the washing or boilingoperation, the tubes 7 are separated or, if desired, entirely removedand the member M withdrawn from "within the boiler or container B. Themember M is then preferably disposed vertically or stood on one end andboiling water poured through the tubes 1 on each side. This operation iscontinued until all the dirt or sediment has been removed. After thiscleansing operation, it is desired that the member M be thoroughly driedand it can then be replaced in the boiler or other receptacle B forfurther use.

It has been fully demonstrated in actual practice that with the use ofmy improved device, the clothes or articles washed or boiled thereinwill be clean and white and free from dirt and stain.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that adevice constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that myinvention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutdeparting from the principles and spirit thereof, and for this reason Ido not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precisearrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown incarryingout my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim l. A Washing device comprising a member adapted to be positionedwithin the lower portion of a receptacle, beside marginal portions ofthe member being provided with tubes extending therealong and providedwith restricted entrance slots, the ends of the member being providedwith upstanding aprons, the central portion of the member being raised,funnels depending from the raised portion of the member and in spacedrelation, and a tubular connection between said funnels extending abovethe member, the central portion of said connection being provided withopenings discharging in a direction toward the member.

2. A washing device comprising a member adapted to be positioned withinthe lower portion of a receptacle, the side marginal portions of themember being provided with tubes extending therealong and provided withrestricted entrance slots, the central portion of the member beingraised, funnels depending from the raised portion of the member and inspaced relation, and a tubular connection between said funnels extendingabove the member, the central portion of said connection being providedwith openings discharging in a direction toward the member.

In testimony signature.

OLIVER P. GREEN STREET.

whereof I hereunto aflix my

